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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 559; in 2015, chapters 330<\/a> and 388<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60823,"identifier":"22.1-77","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-77","url":"\/22.1-77\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-77\/","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-77","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of clerk","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-77","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The clerk of the school board<\/span> shall keep in a separate volume the minutes of the meetings of the school board<\/span>, including all bids submitted on any building, material<\/span>, supplies, work, or project to be let to contract<\/span> by such school board<\/span>, and in another volume a receipt and disbursement record as prescribed by the Board of Education and shall keep on file vouchers, contracts<\/span>, and other official papers. They shall be subject to such periodic examinations as shall be prescribed or approved by the Board of Education. The clerk may keep such volumes, vouchers, contracts<\/span>, and other official papers electronically. The clerk shall discharge, under the general direction of the division superintendent<\/span>, such other duties in connection with the business of the school division as may be required of him by the school board<\/span> or the Board of Education.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF CLERK (\u00a7 22.1-77)\n\nThe clerk of the school board shall keep in a separate volume the minutes of the\nmeetings of the school board, including all bids submitted on any building,\nmaterial, supplies, work, or project to be let to contract by such school board,\nand in another volume a receipt and disbursement record as prescribed by the\nBoard of Education and shall keep on file vouchers, contracts, and other\nofficial papers. They shall be subject to such periodic examinations as shall be\nprescribed or approved by the Board of Education. The clerk may keep such\nvolumes, vouchers, contracts, and other official papers electronically. The\nclerk shall discharge, under the general direction of the division\nsuperintendent, such other duties in connection with the business of the school\ndivision as may be required of him by the school board or the Board of\nEducation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-53; 1980, c. 559; 2015, cc. 330, 388.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}